| 单词 | to give the lie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give the lie (to) a. to give the lie (to): to accuse (a person) to his face of lying. Also transferred of facts, actions, etc.: to prove the falsity of, to contradict (appearances, professions). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > contrary evidence > contradict, go against [verb (transitive)] traverse1491 to make against ——a1540 contradict1593 to give the lie (to)1593 dementie1594 belie1624 militate1642 contravenea1670 disconfirm1827 contra-indicate1880 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > make accusation [phrase] > of lying to give the lie (to)1593 dementie1594 1593 R. Bancroft Daungerous Positions i. iii. 13 They gaue the Queene the lie. 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. C2 Though Galen saith,..yet experience gives him the lye. 1608 W. Raleigh Lie in F. Davison et al. Poet. Rapsodie (new ed.) 17 Goe since I needs must die And giue the world the lie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. ii. 78 Giue me the lye another time. View more context for this quotation 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. II. 83 Tertullian..therein gives the lie to all Antiquitie. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 99. ¶7 The great Violation of the Point of Honour from Man to Man, is giving the Lie. 1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull II. 110 She gave him the lie for his civility, by assuring him she eat very hearty. 1805 T. Lindley Voy. Brasil (1808) 115 Replies..that nearly gave the lie to his pretended superior knowledge. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward III. iii. 47 Francis the First, and the Emperor Charles, gave each other the lie direct. 1856 C. Reade It is never too Late II. iv. 49 Am I to understand that you give Mr. Hawes the lie? < as lemmas |
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